Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24323813-20140310033154/@comment-24331329-20140311000010

Oh dear. The religious argument. Well, if we all promise to stay civil, I'll throw in my two cents: I used to be a Christian, now I'm an athiest. Looking back on it, religion never played a major role in my life, but I went to a private Christian school and I certainly believed in God. In my freshman year of high school I started questioning my beliefs - I did a lot of research, I watched a lot of videos, I talked to a lot of people, both theist and athiest. In the course of a year or two I went from Christian to Agnostic to Athiest. So I do have experience with religion and I am not just ranting about something I don't know about. If you are religious I am one-hundred percent okay with that. I am perfectly okay with religion. My best friend is religious. I live in a religious area. Just because I am athiest doesn't mean I dislike religion. Secondly, I am okay with religion and people being open about their beliefs UNTIL those beliefs begin infriginging on the well-being of other people. Basic human rights, all that jazz. If you are attempting to talk about religion with someone, to convert them or whathaveyou, go ahead UNTIL they become frustrated or they ask you to stop. It isn't your place to tell them what to believe. By you, of course, I mean basically everybody, so please nobody get offended and think I am referring to them. I believe religion has caused a lot of issues in the world - numerous wars, persecution, ignorance; but I also believe that having a strong faith can be a very prominent and wonderful part of someone's life. It just isn't for me.